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ArticleNature communications2022

AAA + ATPase Thorase inhibits mTOR signaling through the disassembly of the mTOR complex 1.

George K E Umanah, Leire Abalde-Atristain, Mohammed Repon Khan, Jaba Mitra, Mohamad Aasif Dar, Melissa Chang, Kavya Tangella, Amy McNamara, Samuel Bennett, Rong Chen and 6 more

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

16 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

George K E Umanah *Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Leire Abalde-Atristain *Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6292-7886
Mohammed Repon Khan *Neuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Jaba MitraDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6569-6203
Mohamad Aasif DarNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Melissa ChangNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Kavya TangellaNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Amy McNamaraNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Samuel BennettNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Rong ChenNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Vasudha AggarwalDepartment of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9856-1292
Marisol CortesNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Paul F WorleySolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Taekjip HaDepartments of Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering, JHU Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-2195-6258
Ted M DawsonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. tdawson@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-6459-0893
Valina L DawsonNeuroregeneration and Stem Cell Programs, Institute for Cell Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. vdawson@jhmi.edu.ORCID 0000-0002-2915-3970
Johns Hopkins University · USHoward Hughes Medical Institute · USNational Institutes of Health · US

Funding

UNDERSTANDING NO SIGNALING RESULTING IN NEUROPROTECTION.P50DA000266 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI BARABAN, JAY M · 1985 to 2017
$45.2M
Research Education ComponentP30AG066507 · NIA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI MARILYN S. ALBERT · 2020 to 2026
$29.3M
BIOCHEMISTRY, CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY PROGRAMT32GM007445 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI GREEN, RACHEL · 1985 to 2021
$24.1M
Thorase Regulation of the Actions of CocaineP50DA044123 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI DAWSON, VALINA L., JANAK, PATRICIA H. · 2018 to 2022
$9.0M
De novo Synthesis and MemoryR35NS097966 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI WORLEY, PAUL F · 2017 to 2024
$4.3M
Single Molecule Studies of Nucleic Acids RemodelingR35GM122569 · NIGMS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Taekjip Ha · 2017 to 2026
$3.5M
Determination of the mechanism underlying Thorase modulation of AMPARs mediated neurotransmissionK01NS099362 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI UMANAH, GEORGE KWABENA ESSIEN · 2017 to 2019
$689k
Howard Hughes Medical InstituteNIA NIH HHS P30 AG066507NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA000266NIDA NIH HHS P50 DA044123NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM122569NIGMS NIH HHS T32 GM007445NINDS NIH HHS K01 NS099362NINDS NIH HHS R35 NS097966
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) signals through the mTOR complex 1 (mTORC1) and the mTOR complex 2 to maintain cellular and organismal homeostasis. Failure to finely tune mTOR activity results in metabolic dysregulation and disease. While there is substantial understanding of the molecular events leading mTORC1 activation at the lysosome, remarkably little is known about what terminates mTORC1 signaling. Here, we show that the AAA + ATPase Thorase directly binds mTOR, thereby orchestrating the disassembly and inactivation of mTORC1. Thorase disrupts the association of mTOR to Raptor at the mitochondria-lysosome interface and this action is sensitive to amino acids. Lack of Thorase causes accumulation of mTOR-Raptor complexes and altered mTORC1 disassembly/re-assembly dynamics upon changes in amino acid availability. The resulting excessive mTORC1 can be counteracted with rapamycin in vitro and in vivo. Collectively, we reveal Thorase as a key component of the mTOR pathway that disassembles and thus inhibits mTORC1.

Indexed as

Amino AcidsTOR Serine-Threonine KinasesATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1PhosphorylationRegulatory-Associated Protein of mTORSirolimusAmino AcidsATPases Associated with Diverse Cellular ActivitiesMechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1Regulatory-Associated Protein of mTORSirolimusTOR Serine-Threonine Kinases

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PMID35977929
PMCPMC9385847
OpenAlexW4292092803

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